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The contents of the RB545 page were merged into HOTOL#Engine on 14 August 2014. For the contribution history and old versions of the merged article please see its history.
Latest comment: 14 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Is the best name for this "RB545" or "RB.545" I don't know what "RB" is supposed to mean (Fedden Butler? 8-) ), but other Rolls engines seem to use the "RB.<number>" form. Andy Dingley (talk) 10:17, 8 May 2009 (UTC)Reply
It originally stood for RoverBarnoldswick, from the location of the Rover site that was working on (and failing with) Whittle's early jet engines. This site was 'swapped' with Rolls-Royce for a Meteor tank engine factory and the initials are nowadays regarded as standing-for Rolls-Royce (or just Rolls) Barnoldswick. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.40.249.9 (talk) 12:02, 4 December 2009 (UTC)Reply